An earthquake comes like a thief in the night, without warning.
地震就像夜间的小偷，不打招呼就来了。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 42 Recording an earthquake
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 地震;大变动;动乱;
💡 earth地球+quake震动 → 地震
"The organization distributed food to the earthquake victims."
这个机构向地震灾民分发了食品。
近义：quake, seism, cataclysm
n. 警告;征候，预兆;前车之鉴;
adj. 警告的;告诫的;引以为戒的;
v. 警告( warn的现在分词);提醒;告诫;预先通知;
💡 warn警告+ing名词后缀 → 警告
"a coded warning of a bomb at the airport"
告知机场有炸弹的密码警报
近义：notice, notification, prevention, word, caution, cautioning
n. 小偷，盗贼;<口>（使蜡外流的）蜡烛心结的烛花;
💡 偷“西服”（谐音）的是 贼 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：天河（th）的浏览器（ie）发（f）现了一个贼
"He's a known thief."
他是个出了名的小偷。
近义：housebreaker, larcener, larcenist, mugger, abstracter, pickpocket
n. 夜;晚上;（举行盛事的）夜晚;
"I don't like going out alone at night."
我不喜欢夜晚单独外出。
近义：nighttime, nite, evening, nightly, nocturnal, pm
反义：daylight, daytime